Redten Internet has posted a curious update on their website regarding its "Free PC" with broadband promotion (package details). Claiming to have run out of free PC's, Redten duly suspended new signups, but this may only be half the story:


However PC Pro magazine points to a recent buy out of Redten's parent company, Watford Electronics, via a group of unnamed backers:


Existing customers will be pleased to know that their service should be unaffected. Still, it remains to be seen how the ISP will balance its existing service with anything they may provide in the future and doubts shall remain until that becomes clear.